Filed To Story: Their Bullied and Broken Mate by Teri Petry
Being woken up by a mind link is the most disturbing thing ever. For me, anyway, because I am still linked to my old pack. The only ones I can link in Spirit Mountain are Damian, Buck and Caleb. So when I heard Riley’s voice, I started to panic.
With a good reason apparently, because she is in danger. I listened to her carefully, but before I could reply, she disconnected the link.
Instead of startling Maddix, I called him. He was already aware she was gone, but said his search had come up with nothing. No other scent but hers was found. “Well it’s a good thing I am still linked to Blood Moon then,” I told him. “She linked me, she is close by Spirit Mountain. She said she was somewhere on the mountain near the pack, in a hunter’s cabin. Damian says there are possibly 25 cabins throughout the mountain, but only about 9 towards the top where snow would be. Riley said she saw snow when they removed her from the trunk,” I explained.
He thanked me for the information, and I apologized for her being in this situation because of me. He told me to stop thinking that way, and to have Damian and Buck prepared to help him when he arrived with George. I told him I would, and he said he would be here in a few hours, and to let him know if she contacted me anymore.
I explained to Damian what he said, and he said they would be ready. He had already linked Buck, and our big burly Beta wasn’t happy to be leaving Micah. She had been having false labor contractions, and he was afraid she would have the baby if he left. He knew he had a duty to uphold, and I think she was ready for a break. He was smothering her, worrying about her and ‘their baby’.
Micah had decided to keep the baby since Buck wanted to adopt and help raise it. She was getting counseling to help with the trauma of conceiving, but she has come to terms with it, and is ready to raise it. Especially with Buck.
It would be a few hours before Maddix got here, so I decided to lie down for another hour. If I didn’t, I would be super cranky. Damian went to his office, and came back with a map of the mountain. Thankfully, it already had the cabins marked on it. It would help make things so much easier.
After my nap was finished, I got up and took a shower. I dressed quickly, and went down to make them a bunch of breakfast sandwiches and a few thermoses of coffee to take with them. I didn’t know how long it would take, or when they would return. Therefore, I wanted to make sure they weren’t starving.
I also got together a case of water, and prepared bags of snacks and fruit as a just in case. I asked one of the guards to load it into Damian’s SUV he was going to use, and made myself a cup of coffee.
I was extremely worried about this rescue, but Riley is my sister-in-law, and pregnant with my nephew. Blood Moon’s next Alpha. I wouldn’t be alone. River and Caleb would be with me, and Caleb was not only my Gamma, but a fierce warrior. After seeing his wolf, I was convinced he was more than just a simple wolf. He surely had Alpha blood in him as well, and if not Alpha, definitely Beta.
My brother, George and Phoenix arrived around an hour after I finished everything. I removed the sandwiches from the oven where I was keeping them warm, and put them in a bag. I handed them to George, and started to walk away.
Maddix grabbed my arm, and said “Sis, are you alright?” I shook my head and replied, “No, I have had time to think while waiting for you guys. Until we get everyone involved in this business operation, I will never be safe. Neither will the other girls. I spoke with Hosanna yesterday, and she was acting very weird. She said she had been seeing her dad. She knows he is dead, so she must have been seeing Jackson. I told her I would call her later today, and now I have to tell her about this. I have to get to the safe bunker before Damian has a coronary. I’ll see you when you return with my sister and nephew. Love you big brother,” I said and walked towards the bunker.
Damian was waiting for me when I got there, sadness and concern filled his eyes. The stress from all of this had taken a toll on his gorgeous features. He looked so tired, and I hadn’t seen much happiness in his eyes all that time. Just briefly, when we were at our closest with each other.
“I will return soon. I have a feeling I know the vicinity they are in. Knowing Jackson, he didn’t get to the full top of the mountain. Right now it is too deep with snow, and a mere SUV wouldn’t make it. I think he is in this area,” and he showed me where he was thinking. I nodded my head, and wrapped my arms around him. “I love you so much, this has to stop somehow, Damian. Don’t let Maddix or the others kill him. We need him and his associate in our cells for questioning. Only they have the answers we need to shut this down,” I told him.
He assured me that he would do as I asked, and River and Caleb led me into the safety bunker. When the door closed, and I heard it lock, I couldn’t stop the tremors throughout my body. My mom and dads were there with us. They had come back to our pack from Blood Moon to spend a few more days with me. They were leaving with Rico and Grace for the Bahamas at the upcoming weekend..
Hopefully, their plans can be kept. I love them for being worried and wanting to be close. However, this is their retirement. They deserve to enjoy it, and not have to worry about their grown kids like they have been.
I plopped next to my dad, Liam, and laid my head in his lap. “Daddy, thank you for being here. Both of you, and mom have helped me more than you will ever realize,” I told him. He started to pet my hair, and I looked up at him. “You are getting gray in your hair, I like it.” I told him. He gave a chuckling laugh, and said, “I do too, don’t tell your mom though. I keep telling her I’m going to cut it all off because of the gray. She loves it too, and gets so worked up.”
I let out a giggle and my dad, Loki, asked what we were laughing about. Liam told him and he started to chuckle too. I noticed he was getting gray at his temples. My dads were both handsome men, and the older they got their features hardened a little, making them more handsome. Phoenix looked so much like Liam.
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